Judges 9:53 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁵³ But a certain woman threw an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head and crushed his skull.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵³ And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and all to brake his skull.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵³ But a certain woman cast an upper millstone [down] upon Abimelech's head and broke his skull.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵³ And a certain woman cast an upper millstone upon Abimelech’s head, and brake his skull.

Common English Bible

⁵³ a woman dropped an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head and cracked his skull.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵³ And behold, one woman, throwing a fragment of a millstone from above, struck the head of Abimelech, and broke his skull.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁵³ And, behold a certain woman casting a piece of a millstone from above, dashed it against the head of Abimelech, and broke his skull.

Judges 9:53 Cross References

2 Samuel 11:21

Who killed Abimelech son of Jerubbaal? Did not a woman throw an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died at Thebez? Why did you go so near the wall?’ then you shall say, ‘Your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead, too.’ ”

2 Samuel 20:21

That is not the case! But a man of the hill country of Ephraim called Sheba son of Bichri has lifted up his hand against King David; give him up alone, and I will withdraw from the city.” The woman said to Joab, “His head shall be thrown over the wall to you.”

Job 31:3

Does not calamity befall the unrighteous and disaster the workers of iniquity?

Jeremiah 49:20

Therefore hear the plan that the Lord has made against Edom and the purposes that he has formed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the little ones of the flock shall be dragged away; surely their fold shall be appalled at their fate.

Jeremiah 50:45

Therefore hear the plan that the Lord has made against Babylon and the purposes that he has formed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the little ones of the flock shall be dragged away; surely the fold shall be appalled at their fate.

Judges 4:9

And she said, “I will surely go with you; nevertheless, the road on which you are going will not lead to your glory, for the Lord will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman.” Then Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh.

Judges 9:15

And the bramble said to the trees, ‘If in good faith you are anointing me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade, but if not, let fire come out of the bramble and devour the cedars of Lebanon.’

Judges 9:20

but if not, let fire come out from Abimelech and devour the lords of Shechem and Beth-millo, and let fire come out from the lords of Shechem and from Beth-millo and devour Abimelech.”

Judges 9:52

Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it and came near to the entrance of the tower to burn it with fire.